L'eau de Vie! Une Poire... A Pear in a Bottle

So...how do you get this PEAR

into this BOTTLE??

la bouteille de l'eau de vie!

This "water of life" is...

Very strong! Very good!

Best to drink as a"digestive"

at the end of a meal.

I asked the Moris family... how do you

get that PEAR in the bottle?????

All the farmers know this secret.........

They put the bottle on the tree branch

over the pear blossom.

Voila! et Santé! (Cheers!)

Another picture...

of the beautiful coastal

village of Wimereux,

France

At the Mairie - Paris lights last night about 6pm

Received an e-mail

with this picture

from Regis.

An evening in Paris!

Enjoying the Paris lights.

What a place... this city is.

missing rgm...

Coolest Doornobs EVER!

You can see them on amazingdecoration.com

Bienvenue! ...another favorite door -- Vannes, France

BIENVENUE... Come on in :-)

Another favorite... Every door has it's own family,

it's own personality, it's own welcome.

I love the little green bird house.

The people in the villages are

so welcoming...

J'adore l'apéritif ...

I LOVE the social time of "apéritif"

served before a meal to stimulate the appetite

and enjoy visiting together.

Very relaxing and just plain fun!

Family and friends taking time

to just enjoy each other.

The apéritif is usually a glass of Kir [my favorite!]

(dry white wine with Cassis--blackcurrant liquor)

or a ricard, champagne, porto, or light white wine.

Served with "amuse-bouche" which is chips,

mixed nuts, pretzels, crackers, paté, olives, etc.

WHEN WE TEACH...

When we teach... that's when we learn the most!

DOORWAYS into FRANCE

J'adore... cette porte bleu!

I had to snap this picture.

...small beautiful

village in

Northern France.

This DOORWAY

led us to a walk

through a

beautiful garden.

We had soup

the top in

a small pub

with 6 tables.

It was packed.